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Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

Take away hatred from some people, and you have men without faith.

Eric Hoffer
Men, People, Hatred
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

All mass movements generate in their adherents a readiness to die and a proclivity for united action; all of them, irrespective of the doctrine they preach and the program they project, breed fanaticism, enthusiasm, fervent hope, hatred and intolerance; all of them are capable of releasing a powerful flow of activity in certain departments of life; all of them demand blind faith and singlehearted allegiance.

Eric Hoffer
Powerful, Hatred, Society
Eric Hoffer (1980). “The True Believer”

The Americans are poor haters in international affairs because of their innate feeling of superiority over all foreigners. An American's hatred for a fellow American is far more virulent than any antipathy he can work up against foreigners. Should Americans begin to hate foreigners wholeheartedly, it will be an indication that they have lost confidence in their own way of life.

Eric Hoffer
Hate, Hatred, Feelings
"The True Believer: Thoughts on the Nature of Mass Movements". Book by Eric Hoffer, 1951.

Those of little faith are of little hatred.

Eric Hoffer
Hatred, Religion, Littles
Eric Hoffer (1996). “The Passionate State of Mind”

To wrong those we hate is to add fuel to our hatred. Conversely, to treat an enemy with magnanimity is to blunt our hatred for him.

Eric Hoffer
Hate, Hatred, Enemy
Eric Hoffer (1980). “The True Believer”

The hatred and cruelty which have their source in selfishness are ineffectual things compared with the venom and ruthlessness born of selflessness.

Eric Hoffer
Hatred, Selfishness, Ruthlessness
Eric Hoffer (1982). “Between the Devil and the Dragon: The Best Essays and Aphorisms of Eric Hoffer”, HarperCollins Publishers

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